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Worst in the World: Gunner vs Garett Bischoff-TNA Against All Odds 2012

Rest in Peace, Don West, one of the voices of TNA whose enthusiasm, energy, and passion was unmatched. (Special thanks to Frost for suggesting this match. If you'd like to see a match covered on the Worst in the World, leave a comment down below.) Nepotism. Defined as "the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives, friends, or associates, especially by giving them jobs", a "nepotism baby" or a "nepo baby" refers to someone who has famous or prominent parents in a certain field that then also pursued a career in that field. Nepotism babies are everywhere, whether it be film, television, music, politics, and even sports. Professional wrestling is no different, as there have been plenty of wrestlers to follow in their parents footsteps. Hell, the top stable in WWE right now, The Bloodline, is made up almost entirely of nepotism babies, with the son of Headshrinker Sika as the leader, and the three sons of Rikishi under him (not to...

Worst in the World: Christy Hemme vs Big Fat Oily Guy-Against All Odds 2007

Photo credit: thesportster.com You know how wrestling commentators will usually say we've entered "Bizarro World" when the faces are getting booed and the heels are getting cheered. Well, this entire match is in Bizarro World. Not because the good guys are getting booed and the bad guys are getting cheered. Nope, it's because literally every single part of this match is completely, 100% backwards. I've never seen a story line so horribly executed you'd think this has to have come from the insane mind of Vince Russo. You why you'd think that? Because it did come from the insane mind of Vince Russo. Let me just get this out of the way: This is one of, if not the, worst storylines in wrestling history, or at least in women's wrestling history. Seriously, I'd put this on par with Piggy James. The story is that Christy Hemme wanted to wrestle instead of just being a valet. At the time, TNA didn't have a women's division, so that meant s...